Monthly Archives: July 2015

During my time back in the UK recently, have had the time to talk to many people about what I’m doing in Uganda. The reactions are varied to say the least! Most are very positive and think that I am doing is great. Others are a bit more cautious, worried about where I will live,…

Some of you may have noticed that our website has recently changed, if not please take a look www.agrievolve.co.uk. We are keen to hear your thoughts, comments, suggestions, ideas…..any feedback you have please sent it to us. We have already had some feedback and it has been helpful in making some changes to improve the…

Starting a business is not an easy process to say the least! The last few months have been challenging as we work to turn our ideas and ambitions into reality. We have a lot of support and having spoken to many people about what I’m doing I am as confident as ever about what we…

Been following Obama’s visit to Africa with much interest. Great to hear him talk about the need for business, entrepreneurs and a new approach to working with Africa. The days of patronising Africa with aid are ending. What Agri Evolve is doing is at the forefront of this new approach and we will be part…

One of the most frequent questions I get when talking about Agri Evolve is….’Are you a charity?’, to which I answer ‘No we are a social enterprise with a profit for purpose ethos’. This is a fairly new idea in the world of sustainable development. There seems to be an assumption that if your going…

Firstly we don’t believe that there is just one farming method that suits all situations. We don’t have the attitude that we have all the answers and we certainly do not force any farmers to follow one particular strategy. Our aim is to provide farmers with assistance and support to enable them to be successful…

Because the way we work is based on a business model, we have to ensure that our projects are successful. The most important measure of success is whether the project is income generating and can produce a profit. It is in our interest to make sure this happens otherwise we will not survive as a…

The farmers make their repayments to us in planned and manageable amounts. In most cases we do not take cash from our farmers directly, we work with them to market the produce and take a small share each time. For example, a farmer who has received a hive from us would bring the honey to…

We describe ourselves as a ‘Profit fr Purpose’ organisation. Put simply we aim to make a profit for the purpose of reinvesting it in new projects and to cover our business running costs. This is a form of social enterprise. The definition of a social enterprise can be found on the Social Enterprise UK website.…

Great! We would love you to get involved with our work. There are several ways that you can do this. Firstly you can visit the Get Involved section of the website where you will find out about the different ways to support our work. The organisation is new and we are moving forward quickly. As…